THE comedy team behind the hit Channel 4 show have caught the acting bug once again after a one-off reunion renewed their memories of the programme.

THE stars of cult Scottish sketch show Absolutely could be set for a TV comeback following a one-off reunion.

Actor Moray Hunter said he and his fellow cast members got the bug when recording a special reunion show for Radio 4.

It was a huge hit on Channel 4 from 1989 to 1993, with popular catchphrase-driven sketches and characters such as gormless Calum Gilhooley and the hamstrung Stoneybridge Town Council.

Original cast members Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy, Pete Baikie, John Sparkes and Morwenna Banks reformed in Glasgow’s Oran Mor to record a live episode of the show for Radio 4’s Sketchorama, which airs tomorrow night.

And the return was such a success, it could lead to a round of new material for the much-loved comedy.

Moray said: “We’ve really surprised ourselves. When we came together to do this, I think we all thought we would just do the old material. But we started writing again, updating the sketches with things like the internet and call centres, that weren’t around when we stopped making it. And I think we all got the bug again.

“We felt we’d done enough of the show by 1993. With hindsight, we should have just taken a break and come back to it, because Channel 4 wanted another series.

“But at the time, it felt like we’d gone as far as we could with it.”

A classic sketch that pokes fun at the hapless members of Stoneybridge Town Council

And co-star Gordon Kennedy, who went on to star in River City and Robin Hood, admitted he’s been caught out by Absolutely devotees over the years. He said: “It’s always a bit embarrassing when someone comes up to you and clearly knows the material you did better than you do, quoting yourself back at you.

“I think it’s remembered fondly because it hasn’t been repeated endlessly. People have stayed loyal to it.

“These characters haven’t spoken for some considerable time and a lot has happened since then.

“So it has been really enjoyable to rediscover them. It hasn’t felt like work. We honestly don’t know whether people will want more Absolutely other than in the context of a reunion, so we’ll see how this goes. It has been fantastic.”